Ancient Native American Graffiti Stolen by Terrible Hacks

Assholes with chainsaws looted a few 3,500-year-old rock etchings from the side of a volcanic cliff in California’s Sierra Nevada region. Not only did they strip ancient Native American art, the crude removal damaged the remaining adjacent work.

The recent plundering of petroglyphs of animals, mysterious geometric shapes and historical narratives is the worst case seen in the region and, for priceless cultural objects, they’re only going to bring in some measly $500 or $1,500 on the black market.

Marina, this is so sad. Are humans by nature so acquisitive, if not greedy, that we must keep taking and taking and taking, even at others' expense? So many wrongs here: violating sacred ground, removing something that others will never see, feeding the stolen art market…